Egan-Jones Urges XFLT Shareholders to Reject Sub-Adviser Change, Highlighting Outperformance and Fee Shifts

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Egan-Jones, an independent proxy advisory firm, recommends XFLT shareholders vote against replacing sub-adviser Octagon, citing misleading performance comparisons and a fee shift that benefits the primary adviser XAI without shareholder gain.

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• Egan-Jones Recommends Against Sub-Adviser Change

  Independent proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones recommends XFLT shareholders vote AGAINST the proposal to replace Octagon with King Street as sub-adviser at the July 30 special meeting.

• Performance Benchmark Dispute Validated

  Egan-Jones agrees with Octagon that the Board's performance comparison to an unlevered loan index is inappropriate; its own weighted analysis shows Octagon outperforming a fair composite in three of the last five years.

• Fee Restructuring Benefits XAI, Not Shareholders

  Egan-Jones calculates that under the proposed King Street arrangement, XAI's share of the fixed fee pool would increase from approximately 41% to 48%, a roughly 17% relative increase, with no direct benefit to shareholders.

• Board Independence Questioned

  Egan-Jones notes that two of the six trustees who approved the transaction have a current or former direct financial relationship with XAI, the party that stands to benefit from the fee restructuring.

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Independent proxy advisor Egan-Jones has recommended voting against the proposal to replace Octagon as sub-adviser, directly challenging the Board's performance narrative and exposing a fee restructuring that benefits XAI at shareholders' expense. This third-party validation significantly strengthens Octagon's hand in the ongoing proxy fight, increasing the likelihood that the July 30 special meeting vote could go against the Board.